Changes to User Profiles Are Not Saved
Article ID: 169144
Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q169144
SYMPTOMS
When a user makes changes to his or her user profile, and then logs off
and logs on again, all changes to the user profile have been lost. No
error messages are generated. If the user is made an Administrator of the
local workstation, all changes to the user profile are retained properly.
CAUSE
The user is not a member of the local workstation Users group. If a user
is not an explicit member of the local workstation Users group or another
group other than the Guest group, the user is considered a Guest. All
Guest profiles are deleted when the user logs off and changes are not
saved.
RESOLUTION
Add the user to the local workstation Users group.
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